Anders Frederik Steen Si J'étais un Oiseau 2019, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Anders Frederik Steen – natural wine producer
Anders Frederik Steen
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Anders Frederik Steen Si J'étais un Oiseau 2019

$90.00
Tasting notes

The nose, ample and complex, evokes dried rose, honey, candied citrus, and a hint of salinity. On the palate, the wine unfolds with an enveloping texture, balanced by subtle tension and fine oxidation. The level of oxidation approaches that of a vin jaune from the Jura.

  • Organic
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
QuinceDried ApricotWalnutHoney
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:White Wine
Wine Style:Full Body
Grapes:Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2019
Alcohol:14.5%
Country:France
Region:Ardèche
Appellation:Vin de France
Bottle Size:500ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Anders Frederik Steen Si J'étais un Oiseau 2019
$90.00

Producer profile

Anders Frederik Steen

Anders Frederik Steen worked as a chef and then as a sommelier at Noma in Copenhagen, later opening Manfreds and Relae, before turning to winemaking. By 2012 he had teamed up with nomadic Jura producer Jean-Marc Brignot, and in 2013 he made his first vintages with the help of Gérald Oustric of Domaine Le Mazel. He settled in the village of Valvignères in the southern Ardèche with his partner Anne Bruun Blauert. The couple cultivate 0.6 hectares of their own vines. They also purchase grapes from growers they admire, including in Alsace.

The couple work from grapes only, sourcing organically and biodynamically farmed fruit. In Valvignères they draw on vines at Le Mazel, on a wide, open valley of clay and limestone that has been farmed organically for decades. Further afield they harvest with the Bannwarth family in Obermorschwihr, Alsace, whose vineyards are certified organic since 2004 and biodynamic under Demeter since 2013. The Bannwarth holding covers 12 hectares planted to Sylvaner, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, Muscat, and Pinot Noir. Steen vinifies the Alsace fruit on site in a cellar dedicated to him, arguing that the cellar itself is part of the terroir.

In the cellar the approach stays loose but intentional, with no fixed recipe from vintage to vintage. Red grapes are pressed directly or destemmed by hand, and white grapes are pressed in an old wooden press with a slow, gentle technique. Fermentations happen spontaneously in outdoor, open-top containers, and blends often co-ferment as one from the start. The wines are made from 100% grapes, bottled without additives, unfined, and unfiltered. Many of the cuvées carry oxidative elements and names drawn from song lyrics or poetry.

Wine region

Ardèche, France

Alsace lies in northeastern France, along the eastern slopes of the Vosges Mountains and west of the Rhine. The Vosges create a rain shadow that makes Alsace one of the driest wine regions in France, with annual rainfall around 500mm, under a semi-continental climate of sunny summers, long autumns, and cold winters. Vineyard altitudes range from about 175 to 550 metres above sea level along the foothills. The geology is a mosaic formed along the fault line where the ancient massif collapsed to form the Rhine valley, and more than 13 distinct soil types occur across the region. Named formations include Vosges sandstone, called Grès des Vosges, and Muschelkalk limestone, alongside granite, marl, schist, gneiss, clay, loess, and volcanic soils.

Alsace AOC was defined in 1962 and covers roughly 75% of regional production. Any wine naming a grape on the label must be 100% that variety, while blends are labeled Edelzwicker or Gentil, the latter requiring at least 50% noble varieties. Above the regional tier sit 51 Grand Cru sites classified progressively from 1975, restricted to the four noble varieties of Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Muscat at maximum yields of 55 hectolitres per hectare. Vendanges Tardives designates late-harvest wines and Sélection de Grains Nobles designates botrytis-affected sweet wines. Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer are aromatic signature varieties here, often made off-dry. The Bannwarth family, whose fruit fills this cuvée, farms in Obermorschwihr, roughly 7 kilometres south of Colmar.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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